Air Frying for 1 person

wumph

I am quite good at using the AF but so many recipes - I do change them around a bit - are for families. Also, so many seem to need to use frying pan and a lot of cheese.  For a single old person trying not to use hob just AF  SC and microwave as well as keeping costs down, using yellow sticker stuff and inventing I am loosing heart. Used to use the recipes on here but cannot find them now.  OLD PERSON.  Thank you  xx

joedenise

Link to recipes:  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6530427/june-2024-grocery-challenge/p1

The recipes start around the 5th post.  There are several pages of them.  Not sure if these are the recipes you meant but there are lots there plus links to other threads with recipes.

I agree most recipes are for 4 people but if you have a freezer it can help you get ahead so that you can just use the microwave to reheat your own ready meals.

LinLui

Speaking as a "single old person" I never cook for one - I batch cook everything I can and freeze. I also like not having to cook every day, but having lovely, freshly cooked and nutritious meals. If you don't have a freezer, it really is a worthwhile investment and they aren't all that expensive. 

wumph

Thank you,  I do have a freezer but when I sold my house I had 3 freezers - ll full,  Took ages to get rid of stuff as I now live in old person flat,  small kitchen with fridge freezer (full)  I used to have gas cooking but they dont allow gas in these flats (old folks forget) so now I have SC  (love it but always cook too much)  Soup maker ditto,  microwave,  toaster and AF.  That is why I dont want to use frying pan as do not use "big oven" or hob to fry off onions and mushrooms etc.  Manage mostly but so many recipes seem to want to fry off onions etc and also use loads of cheese. I sort of fry off the onions/garlic/mushrooms in the AF.  I do make cakes too sometimes.  What it is to be old !!!!

Brambling

I soften leeks or onions in the microwave, a little water and cover and depending on how much 3 to 5 minutes.  You can add a little butter if you want that taste but I don't bother 

wumph

Took several small chick breasts out of freezer, put in oven roast bag with lots of herbs n spices then cooked in AF all in one go.  Then shreded some and cubed others to re-pack for using ready cooked. Took less room in freezer and handy to just get 1 serving out, can defrost with time of micro. Made cup caked to share with neighbour, just a pkt of mix but they were really nice and so quick to make when she got here, no hassle.

Katiehound

You know that you can make cakes in the microwave, don't you. Maybe that is what you were doing, if so, apologies! Okay, they are pale but they are fine.
I remember Jamie Oliver made some in individual cups. just a thought. The point being of course that you know just what you put in a cake or a mini pudding.

if you google Jamie Oliver microwave puds, in mugs, whatever you get quite a few variations, some with video. 
Now feeling hungry!!
what about this one?
https://www.facebook.com/jamieoliver/videos/microwave-chocolate-puddings-jamies-1-wonders-jamie-oliver/2065117040343752/

wumph

Oh yes thanks but the AF ones come out tanned.  I did a test,  put half in AF and half in micro,  the AF takes a little longer but I actually burnt the micro ones because they do so much quicker so now prefer AF.